These secrets are usually exclusive to my coaching clients and have never been offered for free before.

I want to share with you what I have discovered are the main reasons why people do not achieve their goals.

Study these secrets. Don’t read them once and stop there.

If you fully understand and carefully study these reasons, they will help you experience a breakthrough year.

I have been studying goals and the goal setting process for over ten years. I have been helping others for almost that long and have been teaching and consulting on goals for the last six or seven years.

I have seen people achieve mind blowing success and I have seen many more people give up on their goals and continue to suffer. Pain that could and should have been avoided.

I’ve tracked why people don’t achieve their goals. There are many reasons, but I have summarized and simplified the reasons why people fail into just ten reasons. These reasons are very powerful to reflect on and understand.

Go over these reasons many times until you are sure they are not holding you back.

As these reasons help you, please contact me via email or phone and let me know your progress. Please do not dismiss any ideas, thoughts or insights you gain by reflecting on the reasons below. They are truly authentic and powerful. Here are the reasons why you need to know and study:

1. Your goals are not yours People all over the world adopt goals that are imposed or influenced by others. Mom always wanted you to be a doctor. Your wife wants you to change jobs. Society says you need a bigger house and a fancier car. The big, big question is what do you want? What is in the bottom of your heart? Until you find this, your goals are not authentic. You will not be at peace. You will fight and your “adopted” goals are doomed to fail.
2. You really don’t care You have goals that you “sort of” want, you know maybe you should have them, but you’ve never bought them into your heart. This is what I call a “wish list.” I want it but I won’t take action or work for it.
3. You have no idea why… You’re chasing this target, you’ve identified it pretty well but you have no idea why it’s a target. To reach a goal, you need to know why you are pursuing it. If you don’t, you will lose motivation very, very quickly. If you are looking to earn more money, why? Will it give you the best lifestyle you want? Will you be able to buy that new house of your dreams? You get the idea. Spend time on the “why” and dig deeper. The why is often not the first or second thing that comes to mind when you think seriously about it.
4. You have too many goals Too many goals leave you scattered. You pursue one goal for a day or a week and then another and another. You need to have a laser focus to achieve a goal. Multiple targets are fine. I have goals in many aspects of my life (business, personal, family, spiritual, etc.) but you can only focus on one or two goals at a time and be effective.
5. You don’t check your goals I can’t tell you the number of people who set solid goals in early January and forgot most of them by March 1st. You need to review your goals every day and I mean every day! Post your goals on the wall, the dashboard of your car, on the bathroom mirror. Where you can. I understand how privacy can be an issue, but think, where can you post your goals?
6. You don’t believe in your goals in your heart – You talk a good game of ball, you can recite your goals, you tell everyone what a great thing you have planned and will do, but deep down you don’t believe them. In your heart you don’t think you have what it takes to achieve them. You know that you have pursued goals in the past and failed. Why should this time be any different? You need to believe and have faith. If you believe in a higher power, trust that power and have faith that you will achieve your goals. This is a process you work on. It’s not a snap of the fingers and you’re done. It is a very important step. Don’t discount faith in yourself!
7. Low self-esteem – Many people feel that they are not worthy of their goals. They feel like they are asking the universe to achieve too much. They feel that they are not smart enough and that they are not worthy of achieving their goals. I hear people tell me that they don’t deserve success and so on. You were born to achieve great things. You are worthy of achieving all your dreams and much, much more. You are a miracle.
8. No persistence – People give up too easily and too soon. Excuse the language but many people need to WAKE UP! I know persistence is one of my strengths and it has saved my butt many, many times. My wife says I’m stubborn. Persistence to me is stubbornness with a definite purpose. Stubborn, by no means! Persist, you bet!
9. Hang out with dream stealers – Stay away from or limit your time with toxic people. Some people hate to see you succeed and enjoy life when you don’t. They will live through you and do everything in their power to see you fail. This happens for many reasons. We don’t have time to discuss the twisted thought process they create. We have time to tell you to find positive, motivated and inspiring people who support you and your goals.
10. Try to do everything yourself – This was probably the hardest concept for me to accept. I had been burned, hurt, financially and emotionally taken advantage of too many times. I am far from naive and have a lot of common sense, but dishonest people are everywhere. I’m a big tough guy who thought he could do it all. I can’t and no one can. We all need help. Something is emotional support, something is special skills we don’t have, something is building a “team” that can often do exponentially more than a single strong person. Strategic planning is often an easier answer that will lead to faster and more meaningful results.

Some of these reasons may be starting with you. Some may not. I think for most of you they will be very valuable. I use this information in my training and in my daily consulting. Your understanding of these reasons can have a tremendous impact on your life. Reflect on them, make the changes you must and then their magic will remove all your fears and doubts and allow you to live the life of your dreams.